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03:20, 18 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1921 Drought! Water in Buckets and Barrels (content was: "'''Also click [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Water Water]''' to choose from 10 articles telling the full story of how mains water was brought up to the hills, recollections of living here before mains water got here and the uproar when Fleet Street sentenced Lacey Green to death. - '''WATER FOR FARMS''' Throughout most of the summer of 1921 there was a severe drought....", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
03:10, 18 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1921 The Sports Club (content was: "click Organisations for list of others. Research by Miles Marshall. Published in Hallmark in 1987. It must be more than a year since Eric Boorman suggested to me that I should write the story of the Sports Club for our magazine. Since then I have talked to a score or more of local people which have all been most helpful and no doubt there are many whom I could and perhaps sho...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
16:47, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1922 Soviet Union Formed (content was: "'''1922 U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union)''' '''The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R),''' was a federal socialist state in northern Eurasia that existed from 30th December 1922 to 26th December 1991.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
12:08, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1922 First Radio Broadcast by BBC (content was: "Nov 14th 1922. The first National Radio Broadcasting Service was launched from Marconi House in The Strand, London.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
11:24, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1924 Ramsay MacDonald (content was: "'''FIRST LABOUR PRIME MINISTER''' '''JAMES RAMSAY MACDONALD FRS was the first U.K. Labour Prime Minister''', leading minority Labour Party governments for 9 months in 1924, then from 1929 to 1931. Widowed in 1911, his daughter Ishbel, acted as the hostess at no.10, for him. '''MacDonald''' was one of the three '''founder members of the Labour Party in 1900''' and was '''leader of...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
11:17, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1924 The British Empire Exhibition (content was: "'''AN ESCAPIST DELIGHT''' The British Empire Exhibition was staged from 23rd April, 1924 to 31st October 1925, at Wembley Park, on the site of the pleasure gardens created by Sir Edward Watkin in the 1900’s. It was intended to herald a great imperial revival. In fact it was to prove an escapist delight from post war gloom and retrenchment", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
11:13, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1924 Peter & Ann Floyd wed 70 years (content was: "'''1924 ARTICLE in the DAILY CHRONICAL. SEVENTY YEARS in THEIR HONEYMOON COTTAGE''' Also see Peter and Ann Floyd for details of Peter and Ann's life. ''(a copy of this article is archived in Lacey Green Village Hall)'' Americans have been searching up and down the English countryside this summer for old buildings and old furniture which speak to them of a passing Englan...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
07:14, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1924 New Organ for Methodist Church (content was: "'''NEW 2nd HAND ORGAN for METHODIST CHURCH''' In the 1920s a second-hand American organ was purchased for the Methodist Church at Lacey Green. This replaced the harmonium of 1895, which itself had replaced an earlier one. This new instrument, pumped by hand, faithfully served the church for forty years. ")
07:00, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1925 Chopping Block Disappears (content was: "th Extract from “The Story of Methodism” by Dennis Claydon While a small part of the land belonging to the Methodist Chapel was under the tenancy of Mr. Edwin Rixon for 15 shillings (75p) per year, it was the scene of a strange occurrence. Edwin and sons, local chair bodgers, had erected a workshop on the site. Click Edwin & Clara Rixon for more about Edwin It followed the drought of 1921. on arrival at work one morning they found a subsidence had occurred duri...")
06:38, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1925 The Kop Hill Climb (content was: "The Kop Hill Climb as we know it today is a very popular event that takes place over a long weekend in September that raises thousands of pounds for charity. '''STARTED in the1910's as a ROAD RACE with 1 in 4 GRADIENT with HUMPS it was a competitive event'''. So why is the Kop Hill Climb so famous amongst car enthusiasts and why are we writing about it in the Lacey Green Hallm...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
06:33, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1925 St John's Church Centenary Celebrations (content was: "click Celebrations for similar events '''July 3rd 1925 was the centenary of St John's Church, Lacey Green'''. (click Celebrations for other similar events) The Bucks Free Press published the following report: - '''The Centenary Celebrations of St John's Church, Lacey Green,''' commenced in the evening of July 2nd 1925 when '''t'''here was a Preparation Service at which the...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
05:59, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1927 Mr & Mrs W Plumridge diamond Wedding (content was: "left|thumbBack row L-R. Fred. Will. Elsie. Tom Middle row L-R Minnie. Bessie. Daisy. Front L-R Annie. Mrs Plumridge. Mr Plumridge. Lil.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
04:53, 17 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1928 Lacey Green School Cricket Team (content was: "thumb|School Cricket Team (click to enlarge)Also see 1928 Lacey Green School")
15:58, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1929 Two Recluses (content was: "'''STONEY the RECLUSE''' In the nineteen twenties, two recluses lived in Hampden Woods, a tall, tough character named ‘Stoney’, who was deaf and caused much excitement with the young girls who walked through the woods with their boyfriends. Stoney would follow them and suddenly appear from behind a tree. He would sidle up to them and say: “A very pretty girl and very well dressed” Needless to say, they were soon making a hasty retreat, but we knew it was his...")
14:03, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1929 Sports Club Football AGM (content was: "Research by Joan West. The following is taken from The Lacey Green and Loosley Row Sports Club Minute Book 1926 - 1946, given to me by Ian Kelloway. ''Researcher's note. The Football Club was one of the sections of the main Sports Club.'' Gentlemen, I bring before you my report of the 1928 - 1929 football season We have played 16 league games in the Risboro' League Section I...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:54, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page George Oakford (content was: "'''George Oakford''' born 1906 was the son of Robert & Sarah Oakford '''Ada Minnie Sarah Worsfold''' born 1915 '''George and Ada married in 1944''' 1929. George is mentioned in sports report. see 1929 Sports Club Football AGM '''In the1939 Register (census)''' George aged 33, railway platelayer was living at Vine Cottage, Lacey Green with his mother Sarah aged 70 an...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:49, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs created page George & Ada Oakford (Created page with "/") Tag: Visual edit
13:44, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1929 Lacey Green School Play (content was: "thumb|Lacey Green School Play 1929The only members of the cast of this school play known at present (2023) are:- the policeman - George Lacey Claydon. click William & Lily Ruth Claydon for George. the woman in front of him - Harold Williams. click Harold Williams for Harold's life story.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:33, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1929 Falling in the Pond (content was: "'''EXTACT FROM "CHILDREN IN A BODGERS WORLD''' by ‘Mosh’ Saunders. '''The Pond''' was a source of great attraction to me, having '''fallen in three times''' in my very best Sunday clothes. It had a walk with slatted timbers to the very middle of the pond, and my young mind was drawn to walking backwards along it and thus falling over the end into the water.")
13:21, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1930 William & Gladys Luxford Wed (content was: "For the life story of William and Gladys click William and Gladys Luxford thumb In the photo on the right are :-", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:20, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1930 Motor Car Traffic Act Repealed (content was: "In 1930 the Motor Car Traffic Act was repealed See [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Motor%20Car%20Traffic%20Act Motor Car Traffic Act]")
13:15, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1930 J. Saunders & Son (content was: "'''John William Saunders''', was the son of George and Sarah Saunders, born 1873 at Speen Farm. He was a carpenter in 1896 when he married Elizabeth Daisy Dell, daughter of Jabez Dell. '''In 1930 he started his own business.''' He had his builders yard and workshop on Mill Road (now Main Road) by the entrance of what is now Woodfield Road. He was also an undertaker and made all the coffins to measure there. The coffins were stored upstairs and it was a favourite p...")
10:46, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs created page Fern cottage (Created page with "'''1930''' John William 'Johnnie' Saunders started a builders business on a plot of land on the Main Road, Lacey Green at the entrance of what is now Woodfield Road. ...") Tag: Visual edit
07:22, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1930 The Great Depression (content was: " '''The U.S. STOCK MARKET CRASH of October 1929,''' led directly to the Great Depression in Europe When stocks plummeted on the New York Stock Exchange the world noticed immediately. Although financial leaders in the UK vastly underestimated the extent of the crisis that ensued, it soon became clear that the world’s economies were more interconnected than ever. The effe...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
07:04, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1931 Lacey Green School (content was: "'''1931 H M Inspector's Report''' The Present Headmaster will shortly complete his second year of office. Under his intelligent leadership, the school is well maintaining its reputation for sound work in most branches of the curriculum - as well as for good tone and discipline and it is satisfactory to note the progressive outlook now prevailing in such subject as History Geograp...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
05:47, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1931 Cricket 2nd 11 Win Cup (content was: "click The Cricket Club for articles and photos about the Cricket Club click The Sports Club for list of articles abut the club Researcher Miles Marshall sent the following to the Midweek Free Press in 1982 regarding the Lacey Green Cricket Club in 1931:- "I understand Lacey Green has usually had quite a strong cricket club and in the thirties it seems that even the secon...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
05:04, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1931 AGM St John's PCC (content was: "Lacey Green. Charchwardens ---- Mr. George Adams and Mr Arthur Alldridge Secretary of the Parochial Church Council ----Miss Eleanor Tyler. Treasurer ---- Mr. Herbert Tanner. Vicar --- Rev.C. Oscar Moreton '''The Vestry and Annual Church Meeting''' was held at the Village Hall, Lacey Green, on Friday, Jan. 23rd. at 8 p.m., and was preceded by a social and light refreshments. We a...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
02:43, 16 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1932 Isaac Lacey killed in Motorbike Accident (content was: " '''ISAAC LACEY''', of Jubilee Cottage, Main Road, Lacey Green worked at a furniture factory in High Wycombe. He was cycling home from work when he was hit by a motorbike near the railway bridge at Pictonville. Isaac died from his injuries. The motorbike was ridden by Bill Redrup, also a local man. '''SENTANCED TO SIX MONTHS' JAIL''' A court case was held and Bill Redrup was sentenced to 6 months in jail. However, the widow Lily Lacey, said that she did not...")
05:40, 15 August 2025 Joan talk contribs created page William & Kathleen Redrup (Created page with "/") Tag: Visual edit
05:04, 15 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1933 Harry Floyd remembers Washday and Toilets (content was: " '''Also click [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Water Water]''' to choose from 10 articles telling the full story of how mains water was brought up to the hills, recollections of living here before mains water got here and the uproar when Fleet Street sentenced Lacey Green to death. - '''Harry Floyd Tells [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Rosemary_Mortham Rosemary Mortham] about Water before the Mains.''' '''BEFORE THE HOUSES WERE CONNECTED''' to mains wa...")
03:09, 14 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1935 Road Traffic Act 30 mph limit introduced (content was: "In 1934 there were about one-tenth of cars on the road as in year 2015, but 4 times as many deaths. In 1935 the Road traffic act introduced 30 mph speed limit imposed in built up areas. See Motor Car Traffic Act")
14:26, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 Auction details of Stocken Farm (content was: "'''1934 Stocken Farm was put up for sale''' by the executors of William Saunders. '''1934 Details of Stocken Farm taken from the Sale Catalogue''', as follows: -- A Decidedly Attractive, and for its situation, Particularly Well Watered and Choice Pastured FREEHOLD HILL HOLDING with Farmhouse and ample Buildings. known as Stocken Farm, Lacey Green, Bucks, In the centre of the villag...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
14:24, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 Stocken Farm (content was: "'''THEY MET AT THE BLACKSMITH’S''' Richard West (Dick) was a farmer’s son from Myze Farm, West Wycombe on the Oxford Road. Hilda Crook was the daughter of Fred. Crook who had retired to Wheeler End because of ill health. Wheeler End being at the top of the hill above the Oxford Road, what better place to meet but at the blacksmith’s. By 1934, aged 23 they had decided to...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
14:21, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 Farm Produce (content was: "'''FARM PRODUCE IN LACEY GREEN PRE 1934 by Joan West''' Before mains water was laid on in 1934, the farms on the hills could grow barley, oats and wheat, the grain either sold or used to supplement the grass eaten by the horses, pigs and chickens. The land was poor so the crops would not have been heavy. Important by-products were hay and straw. Both of these are notoriously difficult to produce in England, even more difficult then, b...")
13:53, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1914 William Saunders guilty (content was: "'''IN COURT 1914.''' Report in the South Bucks Free Press March 25th 1914. NO LIGHT. William Saunders of [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Stocken_Farm Stocken Farm] was charged with having no light attached to a vehicle, and with no proper control over a horse and van at Monks Risborough. Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges. P.C. Batchelor stated t...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:45, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1911 Visit of an airman (content was: "'''VISIT OF AN AIRMAN''' report from the South Bucks Fee Press August 4th 1911. Mr. H. J. Astley was one of the competitors for the “Daily Mail” £10,000 prize. He had started second but by the time he got to Nottingham he encountered several difficulties. On Saturday morning he decided to fly on his 50hp Birdling monoplane, from Nottingham to Brookland...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
06:11, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 The Parish Council (content was: "click Parish Council and Councillors Parish Council for history.{{Organisations |Organisation Name=The Parish Council |Current Status=active |Start Date=1934 }}", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
06:11, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 Public Well at Loosley Row (content was: "click The Well at Loosley Row for more info. There was a public well at Loosley Row, near Gomme’s foundry. It was said to be 80 feet deep. It was a nuisance for the business as people would hang around chatting and getting the way. ''Editor's Note.'' ''It is not currently known when it was dug, nor when it was filled in.''")
12:23, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1935 King George V Jubilee (content was: "No information found to date (2024) '''Comment 6th May 1935'''. "What has Britain to celebrate? The nation had barely avoided economic collapse. Cap in hand, the Government had one to foreign bankers for massive loans. Two million unemployed.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
12:15, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page Motor Car Traffic Act (content was: "1903 Motor car traffic act. 20 mph speed limit imposed 1930 Motor car traffic act. Repealed In 1934 there were about one-tenth of cars on the road as in year 2015, but 4 times as many deaths. 1935 Road traffic act. 30 mph speed limit imposed in built up areas.", and the only contributor was "Caroline" (talk))
11:12, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1935 Cat's Eyes (content was: "'''1935 Reflcting Roadstuds Established''' In 1933 on a dark foggy night, with the usual guiding tramlines up for repair, Percy Shaw saw two lights. They were the eyes of a cat sitting on a fence, reflected by his car headlights. It gave him an inspired idea. By 1934 he invented and patented the reflective road stud or “cat’s eye". In 1935 Percy Shaw set up a company “R...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
11:03, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1936 Pack of Cards school play (content was: "alt=.|thumb routes). '''n the 1930's and 1940's''' Summer Hayes was owned by Clive Adams (click RAF Local Residents) prior to, throughout and for some time beyond WW2 ", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:47, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1938 School memories by Phillis Adams (content was: "'''1929-1938 Phyllis Adams Belle Vue LG''' now Dell, Ash Lea Main Rd LG. left aged 14. Head Mr Aldridge/ Mrs Guerney with Miss Janes and Miss Jarvis. Vicar Rev Moreton. 20-25 in class. No new build. Toilets outside. No rewards. Detention or cane. No trips. sports- netball. Played rounders & tag. Mother Minnie Adams, nee Brown at school. '''Additional information. I think th...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:44, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1940 Clive Adams, RAF, in Lacey Green (content was: ".Research by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Joan_West Joan West] '''CLIVE ADAMS, RAF. Owned '[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Summer_Hayes Summer Hayes]', [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Main_Road Main Road], Lacey Green, 1930/40s.''' '''IMPERIAL AIRLINES''' Imperial Airlines was formed in1924 at the request and support of the government by merg...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:11, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1941 Professor Lionel Robbins, War Office economist in Lacey Green (content was: ".'''Professor Lionel Robbins.''' Researched by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Laurence_Rostron Laurence Rostron] In June 1941, a Professor Lionel Robbins signed a Tenancy Agreement for [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Tor_Cottage Tor Cottage] in [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Church_Lane Church Lane] (now replaced by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:31, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1936 Three Kings (content was: "1936. Death of King George V. Reign and Abdication of Edward VIII. Succession of George VI. '''DEATH OF KING GEORGE V''' George V was King from 1910 to 20th January 1936. '''THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR''' In 1917, following WW1, he change the Royal House name from “Saxe-Coburg and Gotha” to “Windsor”. '''KING EDWARD VIII''' His son, Edward succeeded as King Empe...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:00, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1936 Television Broadcasting Launched (content was: "'''TELEVISION LAUNCHED''' On November 2nd 1936, television was officially launched from Alexandra Palace in London.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
12:54, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1939 Trans-Atlantic Air Passenger Services (content was: "The first non-stop flight across the Atlantic had been accomplished by Alcock and Brown in June 1919. Satisfied after successful testing, Pan-Am launched its first passenger flight from New York to Marseilles on June 28th.1939. On June 8th they flew from New York to Southampton. A regular service was established after WW2.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
12:41, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1939 Commuting by Plane from Loosley Row (content was: "'''BACKGROUND HISTORY by Joan West researched on 'Ancestry.com'''' In 1912 Ernest William Sprott married Barbara Broster at St George, Hanover Square, London In May 1917 Dr. Barbara Sprott, nee Broster, born 30th May 1882 in Grassdale, Lancashire, qualified with honours, to become a Dr at the London Royal Free Hospital, School of Medicine for Women, She specialised to become an anaesthetist. '''QUALIFIED AS A PILOT''' 1934, aged 52, Barbara Sprott quali...")
10:23, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1943 Ivor Kelloway Called Up (content was: "Ivor William Kelloway, RAF Ivor Kelloway’s wartime biography by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Ian_Kelloway Ian Kelloway], his son Ivor and Joan Kelloway Lived at “[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/The_Haven The Haven]”, main Road, Lacey Green, post WW2 Ivor Kelloway decided the RAF was the career for him, when aged 4, on holiday near the prime naval port...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))

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